APPENDIX 8 



AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

 SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF ROMANIA ON COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY. 



The Goverrment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Socialist Republic of 

 Romania, 



--Proceeding from the friendly relations which exist between both countries, 



--Wishing to develop cooperation in the area of rational utilization and reproduction of fish stocks and 

 improvement of fishing equipment and fish processing technology. 



Have agreed as follows: 



Article 1 



The Contracting Parties agree to implement cooperation in the area of the fishing industry and for these 

 purposes shall carry out measures directed at increasing the production of fish and fish products through 

 their competent organizations to supply the demand in each of their countries on the basis of reciprocity. 

 Soviet and Romanian competent organizations shall render mutual assistance in joint fishing areas, in 

 particular, by means of an exchange of various types of operational materials and spare parts according to 

 terms of contracts. 



Article 2 



A Joint Coninission is established for the purposes of developing and carrying out measures for implementing 

 this Agreement. 



Sessions of the Joint Connission shall be conducted when necessary but not less than once per year, 

 alternately on the territory of each of the Contracting Parties with expenditures borne by the party on 

 whose territory the session is conducted. 



The Joint Commission shall operate on the basis of the Charter developed and adopted at its first session. 



The Commission's first session shall occur not later than three months after this Agreement has entered into 

 force. 



The Commission adopts reconmendations which enter into force after their approval by the Contracting 

 Parties. 



Article 3 



The Joint Commission fulfills the following functions: 



a) Develops and, after their approval, organizes implementation of plans of cooperation and mutual 

 assistance in the area of the 



fishing industry, including plans for mutual exchanges of experts; 



b) Organizes mutual exchange of experience on issues of developing and reproducing raw material resources, 

 increasing the productivity of fishing, intensification of fishing in domestic waters, processing 

 technology, and increase of fish product production; 



c) Develops proposals for convening scientific and technical conferences and meetings on various fishing 

 industry problems which are of mutual interest; 



d) Develops and organizes the conduct of measures directed at the development of Soviet and Romanian 

 fisheries in various areas of the World Ocean; 



e) Determines the nature and scope of statistical and other materials presented by each of the Contracting 

 Parties to the Joint Commission for the purposes of implementing this Agreement; and 



f) Examines other issues which represent mutual interests in the area of the fishing industry which the 

 Commission may be charged with by the Contracting Parties. 



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